Ackerson v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williamson, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope
Lyman Ackerson, plaintiff in error, was jointly indicted and tried with John Knorp and Emil T. Gehrig, for the rape of Mary Cottei. Knorp was acquitted. Ackerson and Gehrig were convicted, and the punishment fixed at eight years in the penitentiary, severally. A motion for new trial was sustained as to Gehrig, but overruled as to Ackerson, and sentence entered on the verdict.
The corpus delicti was clearly and satisfactorily established, leaving no doubt that the prosecutrix was ravished at the time and place stated by her. The offense was committed near Thirty-second and Dashiel streets, in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kelley v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- People v. McCreaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- State v. PrattSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
- Redwine v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Jewett v. BanningNew York Supreme Court · 1856
3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. NittiIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
- Carlton v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- People v. PfanschmidtIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- People v. LukoszusIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- People v. HarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.